02-05-2025
2 face charges in incident that led to deadly police shooting in East Price Hill
Two men are facing charges in connection with an incident that led to a deadly police shooting in East Price Hill on May 1.
The Cincinnati Police Department and Chief Teresa Theetge will give an update on the shooting during a May 2 press conference, the department said in a news release.
Theetge previously said officers with the department's fugitive apprehension team learned a stolen car was in the Westview Condominiums parking lot. Radio traffic indicated officers arrived at the 2500 block of Warsaw Avenue around 9:30 a.m. on May 1 when they encountered four people in the car.
Theetge said the four people ran from the car and did not comply with the officers' commands to stop. Radio traffic indicates "three fled into the woods," and Theetge said police shot the fourth person.
"At least one of them was armed with a firearm. Several officers gave chase," Theetge said. "One officer discharged his firearm toward the individual who had a firearm."
The person died at the scene, Theetge said. She said it is still too early in the investigation to discuss whether the person raised his gun or attempted to fire at officers. She did not say where the person was shot.
Theetge said two of the other three people were apprehended after a "lengthy" search involving K9s and drones. The third person remained at large.
Documents filed in Hamilton County Municipal Court show Jurell Austin, 18, and Deanthony Bullocks, 19, were each charged with receiving stolen property and obstructing official business in connection with the incident.
Criminal complaints state that Bullocks and Austin fled from a stolen 2021 Kia Telluride in an attempt to escape police and "a substantial risk of physical harm was caused and a subject was shot fatally."
Officials have yet to release the identity of the person killed by police.
After the shooting, Cincinnati's police union released a statement saying the person "pulled a semiautomatic handgun and pointed it at police."
"Police officers around the country are trained to defend their lives and use deadly force when a suspect points a gun at them," police union president Ken Kober said. "When no officer wants to be forced to use deadly force, every Cincinnati police officer wants to make it home to their families."
The department has not released the name of the officer who shot the person in East Price Hill.
For years, the department would release the names and information about officers involved. However, in recent months, the department has been withholding that information, citing Marsy's Law, legislation meant to protect victims of crimes.
This is a developing news story that will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: East Price Hill police shooting: 2 face charges, chief to give update
